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Bill Creating New Labor Law Enforcement Mechanism Is Set For Hearing

The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee will hear AB 594 by Assemblyman Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego), which would authorize many levels of public prosecutors to handle civil and criminal prosecutions independently from regulatory agencies to enforce state labor laws. That includes wage and hour cases and alleged Cal/OSHA regulations violations. An employee or independent contractor … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Legislation to Be Heard

With several workers’ comp bills on the agenda, the Assembly Insurance Committee will hold its first policy hearing of the session next week. Legislators are also getting busy amending bills already introduced, including one to expand public disclosure of contractors’ workers’ comp policies. Next week, three workers’ comp bills are on the Assembly Insurance Committee … Read More »

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Cluttered Legislative Agenda

Bill introductions are complete for the first year of this two-year legislative cycle, and most workers’ compensation bills are again focused on workplace presumptions of compensability. Sprinkled among these bills are others to study gender issues, provider payments, or to require all utilization review physicians to be licensed here. Spot bills are also in the … Read More »

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AB 2848 Extends Utilization Review Study Deadline

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 2848 by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) that gives Division of Workers’ Compensation administrative director George Parisotto additional time to contract out a study of the state’s utilization review system. The Division missed the existing deadline, which called for a completed report more than two and a … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Bills Await Action By Gov. Gavin Newsom

The California Legislature faces a deadline today to wrap up its work on bills for this session. While several bills were still pending as of deadline, legislators did not wait until the last minute to send other workers’ comp bills to the governor’s desk. The advancing measures include a bill that would ultimately require nearly … Read More »

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Claims Investigation Bill Amended, Mandatory Comp Bill Advances

Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) amended her bill SB 1127 to limit claims investigations and increase penalties, but controversial provisions remain. Meanwhile, a measure to increase the types of construction licensees required to carry workers comp with or without employees. SB 1127 has yet to be heard by the Assembly Insurance Committee or … Read More »

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